Gerald Goines
Service Record
Houston Texas Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Dates of Service | 1984[1] - March 2019.[2] |
| Salary | $98,542 (2018)[3] |
| Last Known Status | Retired[2] |
Incident Reports
1992 Shooting
In 1992, Goines had completed a narcotics transaction and stopped to urinate on a tree. Pedro Pineda, the homeowner, was concerned that Giones was a burglar and confronted him. The Pineda returned to his house, emerged with a pistol, and shot Goines.[4][1]
Response Timeline
A grand jury declined to indict Pineda.[1]
1997 Death of Reginald Dorsey
In 1997, Goines and Dorsey were involved in a road rage incident on the freeway. Dorsey pulled a gun and fired at Goines, striking him. Goines fired, striking Dorsey.[4]
Dorsey died.[4]
2002 Shooting of James Sullivan
In July 2002, Sullivan and another person tried to rob Goines at gunpoint when he was off-duty. Goines shot Sullivan.[1]
Response Timeline
A grand jury declined to indict Goines.[1]
2002 Evidence Handling
In 2002, Goines seized crack cocaine evidence from a drug bust and left it in his truck for two months.[1]
Response Timeline
Goines received a reprimand.[1]
2008 Arrest of Steven Mallet and Otis Mallet
On April 29, 2008, Goines claimed that he bought drugs from the Mallet brothers, who were arrested on charges of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.[5][1][6]
Goines testified against the brothers.[5]
Response Timeline
Steven Mallet pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 months on jail.[6]
On January 18, 2011, a jury convicted Otis Mallet and he was sentenced to 8 years in prison.[5]
On February 27, 2014, Otis Mallet was released on parole.[5]
In February 2020, as part of a later investigation, the District Attorney found the brothers to be innocent.[6][5]
In 2020, Otis Mallet received $260,417 in compensation from the state for his wrongful conviction.[5]
On July 9, 2021, Steven Mallet received $66,667 in compensation from the state for his wrongful conviction.[5]
On August 13, 2021, Otis Mallet filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against Goines and his supervisor. The lawsuit was subsequently dismissed.[5]
2013 Shooting of George Benard
In March 2013, Goines led a no-knock raid on a house. Benard, who was present in the house and unarmed, was shot.[1]
2013 Arrest of Aaron Mathews
On June 26, 2013, Goines claimed that Mathews had sold him cocaine, and arrested Mathews for delivery of a controlled substance.[7]
Response Timeline
On August 16, 2013, Mathews pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 180 days in county jail.[7]
On February 23, 2023, the state dismissed the change against Mathews.[7]
2015 Arrest of James Ybarra
In 2015, Goines' investigation led to a raid on a business where Ybarra was getting his hair cut. Ybarra was arrested.[8]
Response Timeline
As part of a later investigation, the case was dismissed.[8]
2017 Arrest of Rachel Scott
On March 21, 2017, Goines claimed that Scott had sold him cocaine, and arrested Scott for drug possession and sale.[9]
Response Timeline
On April 24, 2017, Scott pleaded guilty and was placed on deferred adjudication.[9]
On April 23, 2020, a judge found concluded that the testimony given by Goines has been false and allowed Scott to withdraw her guilty plea.[9]
On May 4, 2020, the District Attorney dropped the charges against Scott.[9]
Arrests of Ivory Duncan and Treveon Cornett
In July 2018, Goines and Bryant got a no-knock warrant for a drug raid on Duncan's house.[10]
Duncan was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm, but received no drug charges.[10]
Cornett was sleeping in a car on the property, in which officers found drugs.[10] Cornett was arrested for possession of crack cocaine.[11]
Response Timeline
Duncan's case was dimissed as prosecutors could not prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.[10]
On February 25, 2019, as part of a later investigation, the case was dismissed.[11]
2018 Arrest of Courtney Jacobs
On September 13, 2018, Goines arrested Jacobs distribution of meth.[12]
Response Timeline
On February 20, 2019, as part of a later investigation, the case was dismissed.[11]
2018 Arrest of Tony Vaughn, Jr.
On October 15, 2018, Goines claimed that Vaughn had sold him cocaine, and arrested Vaughn for delivery of a controlled substance.[13]
Response Timeline
On November 19, 2018, Vaughn pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 180 days in county jail.[13]
On February 28, 2023, the state dismissed the charge against Vaughn.[13]
2018 Arrest of Frederick Jeffery
Jeffery was arrested for possessing methamphetamine.[14]
Response Timeline
In April 2018, Jeffery was convicted for possessing methamphetamine, mostly based on the evidence and testimony presented by Goines, who claimed that a confidential informant has purchased drugs from Jeffrey.[14][15]
Jeffrey was sentenced to 25 years in prison.[14]
As part of a later investigation, officers interviewed the confidential informant, who stated that she had not purchased drugs from Jeffery.[15]
On November 17, 2022, after Jeffery had served 6 years of his sentence, the case was dismissed.[16]
2019 Deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas
Response Timeline
On February 8, 2019, Goines was relieved of duty due to "ongoing questions" about the incident.[1]
On February 21, 2019, Goines was suspended without pay.[11]
In March 2019, Goines retired.[2]
An investigation found that Goines and Bryant had fabricated a story about the confidential informant.[17][18]
On August 23, 2019, Goines was charged with two counts of felony murder, engaging in organized criminal activity, tampering with government records, and theft by a public servant.[11][17][18]
On November 14, 2019, a federal grand jury indicted Goines with two counts of depriving the victims’ constitutional right to be secure against unreasonable searches, one count of obstructing justice by falsifying records, and three counts of obstructing an official proceeding.[19]
On November 20, 2019, the FBI arrested Goines.[11][19]
On January 15, 2020, a county grand jury indicted Goines for felony murder and tampering with a government document.[11]
On June 2, 2021, Goines and another officer were indicted for engaging in organized criminal activity for a "long-running overtime theft scheme".[20]
On July 1, 2020, the county District Attorney announced new charges against Goines, including three charges of tampering with a government record (for applying for search warrants), and one charge of theft by a public servant between $2,500 and $30,000.[21]
On March 26, 2024, a judge dismissed the murder charges against Goines, as the indictments were too broad and did not provide "a meaningful opportunity to present a complete defense". The District Attorney can file amended charges or appeal the judge's ruling.[22]
On April 4, 2024, a grand jury indicted Goines on an amended set of two murder charges.[23]
On September 24, 2024, a jury found Goines guilty of two counts of felony murder.[24]
On October 8, 2024, a jury sentenced Goines to 60 years in prison for two felony counts of murder. Goines would not be eligible for parole for 30 years, when he would be 90 years old.[17]
On October 16, 2024, Goines and other officers were re-indicted and charged with engaging in organized criminal activity.[25]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Timeline of controversial Houston police officer Gerald Goines' career, Chron, 2019-02-20
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 HPD narcotics raid officer retiring in midst of review, KTRK, 2019-03-22
- ↑ Gerald Goines M, City Of Houston, Senior Police Officer, govSalaries
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jessica Willey, HPD officer at center of controversial raid shot twice before, KTRK, 2019-02-16
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Otis Mallet, Jr., National Registry of Exonerations
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Paul DeBenedetto, Second Man Innocent In Case Involving Indicted Former HPD Officer, DA Says, Houston Public Media, 2020-02-12
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Aaron Mathews, National Registry of Exonerations
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Courtney Fischer, Murder trial jury hears from those wrongly put away by former HPD officer during punishment phase, KTRK, 2024-09-26
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Rachel Scott, National Registry of Exonerations
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Keri Blakinger, 2nd drug case involving embattled Officer Gerald Goines dismissed in the 'interest of justice', Chron, 2019-02-16
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Florian Martin, Timeline: A Botched Houston Police Raid And Its Consequences, Houston Public Media, 2019-02-28
- ↑ Miya Shay, Woman arrested by HPD officer Gerald Goines gets case dismissed amid his investigation, KTRK, 2019-02-21
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Tony Vaughn, Jr., National Registry of Exonerations
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Prosecutors seek 5th conviction tied to ex-cop be overturned, KLTV, 2022-07-22
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Texas 2020, National Registry of Exonerations
- ↑ Judge embraces man who served 6 years for wrongful drug charge that was formally dismissed, KTRK, 2022-11-18
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Lucio Vasquez, Ex-Houston cop Gerald Goines sentenced to 60 years in prison after Harding Street murder convictions, Houston Public Media, 2024-10-08
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Adam Zuvanich, Harding Street raid: Judge throws out organized crime charges against nine former Houston police officers, Houston Public Media, 2024-06-25
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Two Former Houston Police Department Officers Indicted in Connection to Fatal Raid, U.S. Department of Justice, 2019-11-20
- ↑ Tierra Smith, 2 former HPD officers involved in Harding Street raid indicted for engaging in organized crime, Click2Houston, 2021-06-23
- ↑ Paul DeBenedetto, DA Announces New Charges Against Officers, Supervisors At The Center Of A Deadly Houston Drug Raid, Houston Public Media, 2020-07-01
- ↑ Adam Zuvanich, Harding Street Raid: Judge throws out murder indictments against former Houston police officer Gerald Goines, Houston Public Media, 2024-03-26
- ↑ Adam Zuvanich, Harding Street Raid: Former Houston police officer Gerald Goines reindicted on murder charges, Houston Public Media, 2024-04-04
- ↑ Lucio Vasquez, Former Houston officer Gerald Goines found guilty of felony murder over Harding Street raid, Houston Public Media, 2024-09-25
- ↑ Former HPD officers re-indicted on organized criminal activity charges, FOX26, 2024-10-16
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